2026:JHHC:4199 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.10347 of 2025 Shankar Kumar Mahto, aged about 29 years, son of Dhaneshwar Mahto, resident of Village Syal, P.O. and P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) … …Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand … …Opp. Party(s) --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR --- For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) : Mr. S.K. Pandey, Adv. For the State : Mr. S.K. Keshri, A.P.P. --- 03/16.02.2026: Heard the parties. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 20.08.2025, has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Balumath P.S. case No. 80/2025, registered for the offence u/s 324(5),326(f),111(3), 111(4),308(4), 308(5), 61(2) B.N.S & 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Latehar. 3. It has been submitted by the counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of FIR/ Complaint Case along with its enclosure have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on the part of the applicant(s). 4. Innocence has been claimed and participation in the trial has been assured. It has been submitted that this applicant has been roped in the present case on the basis of confession and there are some criminal antecedents, but he has been bailed out. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been made. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail and it has been submitted that apart from the criminal antecedents, there is recovery also. 6. Considering the fact that it is organized crime in a organize manner and there is ample material against this applicant., I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant (s) on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicant(s) stands rejected. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) February 16th, 2026 Ravi-Chandan/- Uploaded